Pre-Game Skate: HURRICANES at PHILADELPHIA

The Carolina Hurricanes travel to Philadelphia’s First Union Center to play the second game of a road-road back-to-back set. The Hurricanes begin the set Wednesday night at Buffalo. Carolina is 13-17-3-1 in back-to-back games with an 8-8-1-0 record in the front half and a 5-9-2-1 record in the back half of back-to-back sets.

CAROLINA NOTESOn Monday, Hurricanes left wing Brad DeFauw became the fourth Hurricanes player this season to score a goal in his NHL debut. But, DeFauw didn’t stop there. With 2:37 remaining to play against Columbus on March 10, DeFauw notched his second goal of the game, of the season and of his NHL career. The goal would later prove to be the game-winner and made DeFauw the first player in franchise history to score two goals in his NHL debut… Carolina acquired right wing Radim Vrbata prior to Tuesday’s 3 p.m. trading deadline in exchange for left wing Bates Battaglia. Vrbata will wear No. 19 on his sweater, not No. 13 as previously announced.

CAROLINA AT HOME: 12-13-7-3CAROLINA ON THE ROAD: 9-21-2-3CAROLINA ON THE POWER PLAY: 54-of-364 (14.8%)CAROLINA SHORTHANDED: 283-of-345 (82.0%)

CAROLINA / PHILADELPHIA NOTESThe Carolina Hurricanes and the Philadelphia Flyers meet Thursday for the fourth and final time this season. Philadelphia defeated Carolina 2-1 in overtime on Nov. 5 at RBC Center and the teams skated to a 1-1 tie on Nov. 15 at RBC Center. The teams tied again in their first meeting at First Union Center, 2-2 on Feb. 15. Both of Carolina’s games at Philadelphia this season are the second half of back-to-back sets.

FLYERS NOTESPhiladelphia was one of the NHL’s more active teams prior to Tuesday’s 3 p.m. trading deadline. On Monday, Flyers General Manager Bob Clarke traded for Phoenix’s Tony Amonte by sending prospect winger Guillaume Lefebvre, Atlanta’s third-round pick in 2003 and a second-round draft pick in 2004 to the Coyotes. Clarke also acquired center Peter White from Chicago for future considerations on deadline day. On Sunday, March 9, the Flyers traed a fifth-round pick in the upcoming draft to the New York Islanders in exchange for center Claude Lapointe. And, on Feb. 7, Carolina GM Jim Rutherford and Clark struck the deal that brought winger Pavel Brendl and defenseman Bruno St. Jacques to the Hurricanes in exchange for winger Sami Kapanen and defenseman Ryan Bast.